Card and picture frame



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. R. H HOSE' INVEgZ QRS. v J-.%2 m!4 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 23, 1945UNITED STATES PATENT A OFFICE CARD AND PICTURE FRAME Robert H. Hose,Mountainside, and Eliot W. Niles, Bloomfield, N. J., assignors to BellTelephone Laboratories, Incorporated, New York, N. Y., a corporation ofNew York Application November .6, 1942, Serial No. 464,810

This invention relates to card and picture 2 Claims.

frames.

In connection with the use of telephone booths, for example, frames areprovided for receiving instruction cards on which are printed telephoneexchange names and numbers. These cards are sometimes replaced by othercards bearing other telephone exchange names, numbers and otherinstructions requiring the removal of the entire frame from its supportfollowed by partly dismantling and reassembling the frame each time aninstruction card is replaced by another card.

The object of the invention is the provisionof a card frame of the typeabove referred to which will be simple in construction, emcient in useand which will permit the removal and insertion of cards withoutdismantling or the removal of the main portion of the frame from itssupport. According to the present invention, a card and picture frame isprovided in which one of the molding strips which forms a complementalelement of the card frame, cooperates with a section of a two-part plateserving as a backing for the card to form an assembly, which isremovable from the main frame assembly without removing the latter fromits mounting or support. Means is formed with the removable platesection to facilitate the insertion of the latter in a guide formed bythe frame support and a number of cooperating molding strips inposition, wherein, a latching mechanism in the form of means carried bysuch a support cooperates with means carried by the removable frame unitfor locking and holding in assembled relation the removable frame unitand the part of the frame secured to the support.

Other novel features and advantages of the invention will appear fromthe following description and by the claims appended thereto, referencebeing had to the accompanyin drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front assembly view of the card frame shown with the glassplate, the instruction card, and the frame support with portions cut waFig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a partial View shown in longitudinal section showing theremovable section of the card frame unlocked from its cooperativelocking element in the card frame support;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the removable section of the card frame,enlarged;

Fig. 5 is a left-hand view of the removable card frame section shown inFig. 4 showing a camming element formed with the plate to facilitatethe, assembly of this section with its complemental section secured tothe frame support; and

Fig. 6 is a front assembly view of the card frame reduced showing itssupport with portions broken away.

As shown in Figs. land 6 of the drawings, the

' card frame of the invention consists of four molding elements II), II,I2 and I3 which may be of such a length and shape to form a frame of anygeometrical figure desired.

The molding elements I0, H, l2 and I3 are formed along their length withtwo shoulder portions l4 and [5 best seen in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the

shoulder portions l5 servin to locate or hold a glass plate l6 and aninstruction card I! in adjusted position in the frame, While in thespace formed by the shoulder portion I4 of moldings H], II and I2 issecured as by a plurality of nails N or by gluing or both, a plywoodplate section l8 which in cooperation with a plywood plate section l9,to be hereinafter described in detail, forms a backing for theinstruction card I! and the glass plate I6.

The plate section [8 as shown in Figs.1, 2 and 3 is secured to amounting board or support 20' by a number of screws 2|, 22, 23 and 24;Support 20 in cooperation with the shoulder portions l4 in moldingelements [0 and I2, forms a guide for receiving the plywood platesection l9 which is secured to the molding element l3.

The mounting board 20 is provided with a latch element in the form of anail 25 having its head H of a diameter correspondin to the diameter ofan opening 26 in the backing plywood plate section IQ for engaging suchopening upon the insertion of this plate in the guide thus formed atthis end of the frame by support 20 and the molding elements I!) and I2,so as to hold the molding element I3 in assembled relation with themoldings [0, II and I2 while assisting in holding the glass plate andthe instruction card in adjusted position in the frame, the insertion ofthe backing plate section l9 bein facilitated by tapered portions I9Yformed at the opposite sides of this plate as shown in Figsl and 4,while a wedge or camming portion such as 21 formed at the edge of theplate section l9 as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5 is provided to causethe molding elements I0 and I: to flex at their free end portions in adirection away from or perpendicular to the mounting board 20 when thiswedge engages the head H of nail 25. The tensioning of the moldingelements l0 and l2 furnish a detent action when the opening 26 in platel9 registers with the head of the nail 25 to engage and lock theremovable plate section I9 to the mounting plate or support 20, theengagement of opening 26 with the head of nail 25 occurring when theopposite ends of the molding I3 engage in end-to-end abutting relationwith the moldingir'ncnts l and r2 themselves nailed toth platesefitififi[8.

The removal of plywood plate l9 and molding element I3 carried thereby,as for the removal or insertion of an instruction card I1, is bestefiected by inserting a wedging tool suc h as a screwdriver between thesupporting boardlz ll' aiid memmciifig plywood plate section assemblyrs-:t's at a point nearest the latch elements H--26 as" indicated ir'idotted line in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings to flex the moldingelements fll arid I 2- siifiici'ntlif so as to permit disengaging theplate section is from the head H of nail 25 as shown ifi Fig. 3 andexerting a pulling force on the molding ele'-' ment iii; The placing ofthe molding plywood plate unit ta -i9 in position is effected by placing the plywood element in the guide formed by the board 2} and theprojecting ends of molding elements Hi and t2, the wedge 01" cammingportion 2! formed in the plywood plate t9- causing the" molding strip-sH) and I2 and to some extent the plywood plate l9 to flex sufficientlyrelative to the plane surface of support 20 due to the dis tarrce ofscrews 23 and 24' from the ends of the frame moldings l0 and I2 topermit the reenga'gement of the opening 26 in plywood plate 9 with thehead H of nail 2 thus holding the board support 24?; the molding stripsHi,- ll, l2 and i3' and the plate sections [8 and I9 in assembledrelation to each other; i

It is understood that the molding elements H), H and 12 may beconstructed of a single unit secured-- to the plate section [8 which maybe wood or metallic material and that other minor changes may be made tothe card frame of this invention'witliout departing from the scope ofthe appended claims;

What is claimed is: A

l; A frame comprising; a rectangularly shaped plate constructed of twoindependent sections; a plurality of molding elements secured alongthree edgesof one of said sections; a molding element all secured alongone edge of one side of the other of said sections, a'support, means forsecuring the first-mentioned plate section to said support means formedin two of said molding elements longitudinally thereof cooperating withsaid support to form guiding means for receiving the other of said platesections, a latch element carried 16y said support, latch elementcarried by said other plate sectioninterlocking with the latch elementof the section secured to said support for holding the molding elementsecured to said other section in assembled end-to-end relation with thelast-mentioned two molding elerakbbetd portions formed with said efits"of each of said plate sections a; glass plate and a card, the lockingelement carried 537 said other plate section being d-i'senga'geab-lefrom the latch element carried by saidsu port upon a flexing movement ofsaid twdmo ding elements by a force applied to a wedging tool placedbetween said supportandthe surface of said molding section disposedadjacent-said support.

I 2. A frame comprising a. support, a platesece tion secured to saidsupport, rabbeted molding element's secured along three edges 0t saidplate; two of said elements being resilient; another plate sectioncomplementary to the first-mentioned plate section having. awedge-shaped portiori a molding gamer-memes to on ed ge of said compl'emefital" plate section oppesite to said wedge portion, the i'abbtdportions oi said molding elements beingsecured to the first ment ionedplate section and said support forming a guide for the complementalpl'at section, a latching e liiifit tiai fid by S a id ilfiilOrll, alatching- (L l eriieiit a'r'nea by said coinplemental plate section forinterlocking with the latch element carried bysa id support under thetension of said resilient molding elements following the flexingof the1st te'f by the movement of said wedge relative to the latching elementcarried by said support upon the movement at said cofiiplmental platesecicn iii said guide for holding thelmolding eiemerits of tli platesection secured 'to said support in assembled rlatiofiwith the moldingeremeat secured to said complenintal pl te eqt oii.

R9 ELIOT W) NILES.

